Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan is the story of a Mexican girl who becomes a migrant worker in California Making such a big move in life is never easy but Esperanza must rise above even more problems than most immigrants do In one year she aces many difficulties that change her and make her a better person Migrants often come to the United States because they have been poor all their lives but that is not the case with Esperanza She grows up on a big ranch in Mexico and her family is rich an